
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 22cm
Description
British Railways A1 Clas steam locomotive No 60131 'Osprey' at Wakefield Westgate station, West Yorkshire. This locomotive was built at Doncaster Works in 1948 to a London & North Eastern Railway design. Photograph by Bishop Eric Treacy. Treacy (1907-1978) was often allowed special acces to areas denied to many railway photographers. He also befriended many of the footplate crews, occasionally persuading them to create special smoke effects for the camera.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10323086
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